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Parliamentary Documentation Vol.XLV 1-15 February, 2019 No.3 Parliamentary Documentation Vol.XLV 1-15 February, 2019 No.3 AGRICULTURE -AGRICULTURAL POLICY-(HARYANA) 1. ROHILA, A. K. and Others Awareness level of smart agricultural practices (SAPs) in Haryana. INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (NEW DELHI), V.88(No.12), 2018(December, 2018): P.112-117. **Agriculture-Agricultural Policy-(Haryana); SAPs; Cultivation and Harvesting. -AGRICULTURAL POLICY-(INDIA) 2. NIKAM, Vinayak and PREMLATA SINGH Extension strategies for doubling farmers' income. INDIAN FARMING (NEW DELHI), V.68(No.12), 2018(December 2018): P.42-48. Evaluates the eight broad approaches extension system in India to help farmers in doubling their income. **Agriculture-Agricultural Policy-(India); Farmers' Income; Farm and Farmers. 3. ROHILA, Anil Kumar and AJAY KUMAR Social media in agricultural extension and marketing. INDIAN FARMING (NEW DELHI), V.68(No.12), 2018(December 2018): P.41. Emphasises the importance of Social Media in disseminating agricultural information to the farmers. **Agriculture-Agricultural Policy-(India); Social Media; Agricultural Information; Agricultural Marketing. -AGRICULTURAL POLICY-(ODISHA) 4. SAHU, Sandeep Come all who tilled land. OUTLOOK (NEW DELHI), V.59(No.4), 2019(4.2.2019): P.16-17. Acknowledges the "Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation" (KALIA) scheme launched on 31 December, 2018 in Odisha. **Agriculture-Agricultural Policy-(Odisha); Farmer Distress; KALIA Scheme; Farms and Farmers. -AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION 5. TIWARI, Girja Shanker and Others Increased heat and drought stress under climate change and their impact on physiological growth and development of crops: A review. INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (NEW DELHI), V.88(No.12), 2018(December, 2018): P.10-17. **Agriculture-Agricultural Production; Heat Stress; Climate Change. 2 **-Keywords -AGROECOLOGY 6. TODHUNTER, Colin Agroecology and the fight against deadly capitalist agriculture. JANATA (MUMBAI), V.74(No.3), 2019(10.2.2019): P.11-16. **Agriculture-Agroecology; Agricultural Research; Food Security. -COTTON 7. JITENDRA Trial after error. DOWN TO EARTH (NEW DELHI), V.27(No.18), 2019(1-15 February 2019): P.30-31. Deals with the issue of Monsanto's patent on Bt Cotton. **Agriculture-Cotton; Bt Cotton Seeds; Supreme Court; Agricultural Research. -FARMERS’ SUICIDE 8. GURVINDER SINGH No water in the rice bowl. UDAY INDIA (DELHI), V.10(No.5-6), 2019(13-19 January, 2019): P.44-45. Expresses concern over the condition of farmers due to deficient rainfall in West Bengal. **Agriculture-Farmers’ Suicide; Paddy Crops. -FERTILIZERS AND MANURES 9. NOGIYA, M. and Others Biological interventions to improve P-use efficiency and sustainable crop production. INDIAN FARMING (NEW DELHI), V.68(No.12), 2018(December 2018): P.38-40. Studies the various biological interventions to improve the phosphorus use efficiency in crops and help in sustainable crop production in India. **Agriculture-Fertilizers and Manures; Agricultural Production; Sustainable Production. 10. RAKESH Kumar and UPADHYAY, P. K. Green manuring: A sustainable approach to restore the soil fertility in shifting cultivation. INDIAN FARMING (NEW DELHI), V.68(No.12), 2018(December 2018): P.11-14. Studies the need of growing green manuring crop in shifting cultivation of north- eastern hills region. **Agriculture-Fertilizers and Manures; Green Manuring; Soil Fertility; Shifting Cultivation. 3 **-Keywords -FORESTS AND FORESTRY 11. LOHUMI, Rakesh Serious threat to herbs and medicinal plants. POWER POLITICS (NEW DELHI), V.11(No.10), 2018(November 2018): P.60- 62. Focuses on the causes of serious threat to biodiversity across Indian forest cover particularly the valuable herbs and other medicinal plants. **Agriculture-Forests and Forestry; Biodiversity. -FORESTS AND FORESTRY-(MAHARASHTRA) 12. BAVADAM, Lyla Vanishing forests. FRONTLINE (CHENNAI), V.36(No.2), 2019(1.2.2019): P.87-90. Draws attention towards vanishing forests and ecologically sensitive areas due to development projects in Maharashtra. **Agriculture-Forests and Forestry-(Maharashtra); Forest Conservation; Infrastructure Projects. -LAND ACQUISITION 13. NIYOGI, Deepanwita Gita Wrong righted. DOWN TO EARTH (NEW DELHI), V.27(No.18), 2019(1-15 February 2019): P.26-27. Highlights an example set up by Chhattisgarh returning land acquired from farmers under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act (RFCTARR), 2013. **Agriculture-Land Acquisition; Governance; Land Rights Act. -SOIL CONSERVATION 14. JANGIR, Rameti and Others Carbon sequestration and crop production: The impact of green manure and soil amendment. WORLD AFFAIRS (NEW DELHI), V.22(No.4), 2018(October-December, 2018): P.150-162. Discusses the vital natural resources for conserving and sustaining soil productivity. **Agriculture-Soil Conservation; Organic Farming; Fertilizers and Manures. 4 **-Keywords -SUGARCANE 15. BAVADAM, Lyla Bitter aftertaste. FRONTLINE (CHENNAI), V.36(No.3), 2019(15.2.2019): P.97-98. Raises concern over the non payment of farmers' due by the sugar industry in Maharashtra. **Agriculture-Sugarcane; Farms and Farmers; Sugar Industry. AWARDS -NATIONAL AWARDS 16. PATWARDHAN, Praveen Give respect where it is due. ORGANISER (NEW DELHI), V.70(No.33), 2019(10.2.2019): P.6-9. Points out the politics behind the selecting candidates for the highest civilian award 2019. **Awards-National Awards. 17. SWADESH SINGH Saint who actualised antyodaya through gramodaya. ORGANISER (NEW DELHI), V.70(No.33), 2019(10.2.2019): P.10-11. Highlights the works of Nanaji Deshmukh for which Government of India conferred him, the Bharat Ratna after eight years of his death. **Awards-National Awards; Bharat Ratna. BIOGRAPHIES -BHATTACHARYA, SABYASACHI 18. IRFAN HABIB Man of courage and conviction. FRONTLINE (CHENNAI), V.36(No.2), 2019(1.2.2019): P.110-111. Pays rich tribute to Sabyasachi Bhattacharya (1938-2019), a renowned historian and vice-chancellor of Visva-Bharti University. **Biographies-BHATTACHARYA, Sabyasachi. -FERNANDES, GEORGE 19. CHENGAPPA, RAJ Eternal rebel. INDIA TODAY (NEW DELHI), V.44(No.6), 2019(11.2.2019): P.10. Pays rich tribue to George Fernandes, famous Socialist Politician and Journalist. **Biographies-FERNANDES, George. 5 **-Keywords 20. RAMAKRISHNAN, Nitya Remembering George Fernandes as he was, before he lost himself. JANATA (MUMBAI), V.74(No.3), 2019(10.2.2019): P.8-10. Pays rich tribute to George Fernandes, an Indian politician and the founder of the Samata Party. **Biographies-FERNANDES, George; Politician. 21. SADASYULA, Ratnakar Maverick. ORGANISER (NEW DELHI), V.70(No.33), 2019(10.2.2019): P.38-39. Pays rich tribute to George Fernandes, an iconic politician and the founder of the Samata Party. **Biographies-FERNANDES, George; Politician. -SEN, MRINAL 22. CHATTOPADHYAY, Suhrid Sankar Last of the legends. FRONTLINE (CHENNAI), V.36(No.2), 2019(1.2.2019): P.57-66. Pays rich tribute to Mrinal Sen, a Bengali filmmaker. **Biographies-SEN, Mrinal. -SHANKAR, T. L. 23. GEETA GOURI Power for the people : Remembering T. L. Shankar (1928-2018). ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.54(No.6), 2019(9.2.2019): P.23-24. Pays rich tribute to T. L. Shankar, a remarkable Indian Administrative Service Officer. **Biographies-SHANKAR, T. L. COMMERCE -INTERNATIONAL TRADE-(CHINA-UNITED STATES) 24. WORLAND, Justin When the China trade war comes home. TIME (HONGKONG), V.193(No.2), 2019(21.1.2019): P.8. Highlights the trade war between United States of America and China. **Commerce-International Trade-(China-United States). 6 **-Keywords -INTERNATIONAL TRADE-(INDIA) 25. BANGA, Rashmi Is India digitally prepared for international trade. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.54(No.5), 2019(2.2.2019): P.53-62. **Commerce-International Trade-(India); Digital Infrastructure. 26. GUPTA, Sunil Reading between the lines: Doing business report 2019. UDAY INDIA (DELHI), V.9(No.51-52), 2018(2-8 December 2018): P.32-33. Deals with the position of India in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index report 2019. **Commerce-International Trade-(India). 27. RAJ RAJESH Assessing the impact of great recession on India's trade in Gravity Model Framework. FOREIGN TRADE REVIEW (NEW DELHI), V.53(No.4), 2018(November, 2018): P.239-270. **Commerce-International Trade-(India). -PATENTS 28. SAHA, Prabhat Kumar and MUKHERJEE, Aditi Compulsory licensing of Pharmaceutical patents in India : A policy shift. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.54(No.5), 2019(2.2.2019): P.12-15. **Commerce-Patents; Pharmaceutical Industry. -WTO 29. KRISHNAKUMAR S. Megaregionals in the world trading system: The end of the road for the WTO ? WORLD AFFAIRS (NEW DELHI), V.22(No.4), 2018(October-December, 2018): P.28-43. **Commerce-WTO; International Trade; Doha Issue. COMMUNICATIONS -SOCIAL MEDIA 30. CHINMAYI ARUN On whatsapp, rumours and lynchings. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.54(No.6), 2019(9.2.2019): P.30-35. Discusses the role of Whatsapp in lynching and other forms of mob violence. **Communications-Social Media; Whatsapp; Violence; Fake News. 7 **-Keywords COMPANY AFFAIRS AND MANAGEMENT -COMPANIES 31. AHUJA, Namrata Biji Maze runners. WEEK (KOCHI), V.37(No.5), 2019(3.2.2019): P.18; 20-27. Throws lights on the proliferation of various shell companies in big cities causing threat to the economic stability in India. **Company Affairs and Management-Companies; Shell Companies; Income Tax; MODI, Nirav; Economic Offences; Bank Frauds; SFIO. CONSTITUTION AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -CITIZENSHIP 32. BANERJEE, Rabi Hill
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